The Wheeler Dealers | |
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Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
Screenplay by | George Goodman Ira Wallach |
Based on | The Wheeler Dealers 1959 novel by George Goodman |
Produced by | Martin Ransohoff |
Starring | James Garner Lee Remick |
Cinematography | Charles Lang |
Edited by | Tom McAdoo |
Music by | Frank De Vol |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $3,200,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
The Wheeler Dealers (a.k.a. Separate Beds in the UK) is a 1963 American romantic comedy film produced by Martin Ransohoff, directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring James Garner and Lee Remick. The script was written by George Goodman and Ira Wallach based on Goodman's 1959 novel of the same name. The film was produced by Filmways and distributed by MGM.
Garner called the film "a broad comedy in which my character is a lot like Bret Maverick."[2] For his performance, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[3]